The Catskill Art Society will present a book reading “When You Live By a River,” a novel by local author Mermer Blakeslee at the CAS Arts Center, 3-4:30pm. Suggested donation $5 per person. Visit www.catskillartsociety.org.

Barry Lewis will speak at the E.B. Crawford Public Library, 7:30pm. Lewis, an editor and columnist at the Times Herald Record and former waiter and pool manager in the Catskills, will discuss the history of the resorts and give a multimedia presentation on the newspaper's project to make sure the golden age of the Borscht Belt is not forgotten. 845/794-4660.